Learning Disability
Often over the course of obtaining an education a student may struggle in a particular class or on a particular academic task, which can affect learning as well as achievement. For some this may have been a lifelong struggle while for others it may only be noticeable at the college level where expectations are substantially higher.At Mental Health Services (MHS) a learning disabilities evaluation can be performed to assess a student’s learning strengths as well as areas of improvement; additionally, this evaluation can determine if a specific learning disability exists and can provide a detailed report with recommendations regarding academic functioning.
Below is a list of symptoms that can affect learning and help you determine whether a learning disabilities evaluation may be of help:
- Difficulty following lectures in class
- Slow reading rate or frequent need to reread passages of text over and over
- Difficulty expressing yourself in words or in writing
- Hard time sustaining concentration over time
- Longer than average study times
- Feeling well-prepared for a test only to obtain a low or failing score
- Confusing similar words when reading or speaking
- Mixing up mathematical symbols or letters in a word
- Hard time grasping mathematical concepts
- Problems understanding graphs or diagrams or punctuation
- Forgetting a lot